Pandemonium

Pandemonium

Year: 1982

Runtime: 82 mins

Language: English

Director: Alfred Sole

MysteryComedyHorrorCrude humor and satireSpooky scary comedy

A former high school student who has always dreamed of becoming a cheerleader returns to her alma mater and resolves to revive the cheerleading program, which has been shuttered for years after the school was targeted by a serial killer, confronting the lingering fear surrounding the closure.

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Trace every key event in Pandemonium (1982) with our detailed, chronological timeline. Perfect for unpacking nonlinear stories, spotting hidden connections, and understanding how each scene builds toward the film’s climax. Whether you're revisiting or decoding for the first time, this timeline gives you the full picture.

1

1963 National Championship and Grange's victory

In It Had To Be University, Blue Grange scores the winning touchdown in the 1963 National Championship game, sealing the team's victory. The on-field celebration spills into the locker room as players and fans revel in the win. This success marks the start of a chilling sequence of events that will haunt the program.

1963 It Had To Be University football field
2

Javelin murders shock the campus

After the game, five cheerleaders are skewered with a javelin by an unknown assailant, sending a wave of fear through the campus. The brutal attack makes headlines across the region and devastates the cheer program. The campus begins to suspect a perverse killer is targeting the squad.

1963 It Had To Be University football field and locker room
3

Exploding pom-poms and camp shutdown

A separate, bloodier incident involves exploding pom-poms, deepening the mystery and fear. In response to the murders, the college shuts down the summer cheerleading camp to prevent further harm. A dark rumor about the camp's curse begins to spread through the town.

1963 Campus cheer camp facilities
4

1982 camp reopens with Bambi as instructor

In 1982, the long-defunct cheerleading camp reopens, with Bambi returning as the instructor. Her comeback mirrors a fragile hope that the past dangers have faded. The campus atmosphere is tense, haunted by what happened decades earlier.

1982 It Had To Be University campus
5

Bambi meets Pepe and Salt; warnings of a curse

On arrival, Bambi meets Pepe the maintenance man and his mother Salt, who warn that reopening the camp is cursed and deadly. They plead with her to abandon the plan, but Bambi remains determined to press on. The warning adds a sense of creeping dread to the new season.

1982 Campus
6

Candy's bus station scene and levitation

At a bus station, Candy boards a bus to the camp after a confrontation with her religious mother. Red beams from Candy’s eyes lift her mother into the air, and Candy explains she just wants to be normal before leaving. The scene introduces an unsettling power at the heart of the mystery.

1982 Bus station
7

Early arrivals: Glenn says goodbye and others head to camp

Glenn Dandy says goodbye to his eccentric family as he travels to the camp, while the other campers are introduced in various scenes. The group forms the core of the new team under Bambi’s supervision. The journey to the campus signals the start of the deadly events to come.

1982 Road to the camp and town
8

Mandy’s pageant-style introduction

Mandy is introduced through a beauty-pageant style interview that reveals her obsession with dental hygiene, hinting at her quirky personality. The introduction helps establish the troupe’s dynamic and foreshadows the tension on campus. The various characters converge at the camp under Bambi’s watch.

1982 It Had To Be University campus
9

Sandy hitchhikes to camp

Sandy asks for directions to the camp at a food truck, then hitchhikes to the campus, eventually accepting a ride with then-President Reagan in a surreal moment. The odd journey underscores the eerie mood surrounding the camp. The group is assembled and under watch as training begins.

1982 Road to campus
10

Andy and Randy drive to camp

Andy and Randy, two lecherous male cheerleaders, are shown smoking marijuana while driving toward the camp, indicating a dangerous, turbulent atmosphere. They eventually join the others at the camp under Bambi’s supervision. The tension among them adds to the sense that something terrible is imminent.

1982 Road to camp
11

The campers arrive, training begins, and the stalker closes in

The cheerleaders arrive at the campus and begin training under Bambi’s leadership, while a mysterious figure starts stalking the grounds unseen. The combination of new beginnings and looming danger sets the stage for a brutal killing spree. The mounting fear proves difficult for the group to ignore.

1982 Campus
12

First killings: Glenn and Mandy fall to the killer

During a training drill, Glenn is killed when the killer rigs the trampoline with dynamite, while Mandy is later killed with a hand drill after a break in her dorm. The string of murders destroys the optimism around the reopened camp. The killer’s identity remains unknown, fueling the paranoia.

1982 Gym and dorms
13

Jarrett and Dr. Fuller’s scheme revealed

Cooper and Johnson uncover a shocking conspiracy at Lover’s Lane cemetery and museum: Jarrett and Dr. Fuller plan to harvest victims to construct furniture, linking the murders to a larger crime. The revelation expands the killer’s motive beyond personal vendetta and adds a gruesome business angle to the case. The two conspirators deny harming the cheerleaders.

1982 Lover’s Lane cemetery and museum
14

Final confrontation: Candy defeats Blue Grange

The killer is revealed as Blue Grange, who murdered cheerleaders out of angst to force his own fame. Candy uses her eye beams to escape and ultimately destroys Grange with a giant statue. Cooper arrives to escort Candy off the field on his horse Bob, bringing a dark yet hopeful ending to the ordeal.

1982 Football field

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